Given the about face by Locog in deciding to charge for spectator viewing at parts of the Box Hill section of the men's and women's road race (as well as the time trial start and finish at Hampton Court) graffiti being sprayed on newly-laid asphalt along Zig Zag Road in Box Hill was always a risk.

While there was no mention of dissatisfaction with the Olympic ticketing process, nor the ongoing protests surrounding Olympic sponsors Dow Chemical, Rio Tinto or BP the graffiti, which has the National Trust and Locog in a bother says "I love Olympics 2012".

But just in case anyone didn't spot the irony of the words, the artist has drawn a giant phallus above the letters.

Deliveries will be wide of the mark

Royal Mail has warned that delivery of letters and parcels during the London Olympic Games may take a day longer than usual if it is sent or received in the greater London area.

Special Delivery times will only be guaranteed for the next day, rather than at 9am and 1pm. But the Royal Mail says it won't accept any one off special collections.

Olympic director for Royal Mail Mark Thomson said "we will continue to collect and deliver six days a week despite the inevitable impact on the capital's transport system because of the Games."

To get the message out Royal Mail is writing to two million customers.

Parcel Force worldwide has slapped a £1 charge on any consignment delivered to affected postcodes across London during both the Olympics and Paralympics.

But Sally Gunnell has shown how to get around during the Games. In a race with cyclist Chris Boardman, Gunnell, the Olympic champion ran from Liverpool Street station to the Olympic Park in 36 minutes, beating Boardman – who had to deal with the traffic and lights – by a couple of minutes.

The idea was promoted by Transport for London which is trying to encourage people to cycle or walk to work rather than use the transport network which is expected to be congested during the Games.

More tickets to go on sale

London 2012 organisers will release any unsold Olympic tickets to the general public, including those who had not previously registered, on May 23 and will release the last tranche of 1.5 million Paralympic tickets for sale on Monday to coincide with the 100 days to go mark for those Games.

Despite repeated criticism from the public about the frustrations of using the Ticketmaster Olympic ticket system, Locog said: "It is working well and tickets are selling well too."

Notorious GOC

The GOC (Government Olympic Communication) goes live tomorrow to help satisfy the increasing interest from the world's media about London 2012.

Based in the Treasury, it will run for the 18 weeks from the start of the torch relay to the end of the Paralympic Games and is staffed by communications experts on secondment from various government deparments.

The idea of the GOC is to be a one-stop point of contact for the media on Government related 2012 issues. It is the largest ever cross-government communications operation reflecting the scale of the Games and the global media interest in it.